Population Health Branch (PHB)
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- Liam O'Fallon, M.A.
Health Specialist - Tel 984-287-3298
Fax 919-316-4606
ofallon@niehs.nih.gov - P.O. Box 12233Mail Drop K3-12Durham, N.C. 27709
Since O’Fallon joined the Division of Extramural Research and Training in 1999, he has been actively involved in research programs at NIEHS that involve community participation. O’Fallon is the coordinator for the Partnerships for Environmental Public Health program at NIEHS, which integrates new and existing initiatives that involve communities and scientists working together on contemporary issues in environmental public health research. He administers the ARRA programs focused on capacity building, science education, and community-linked infrastructure. He coordinates the Community Outreach and Engagement Program (COEP), comprised of 20 Community Outreach and Engagement Cores across the country. He also is a member of the HHS Environmental Justice working group. Before coming to NIEHS in 1999, O’Fallon worked at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in the Office of International and Refugee Health, where he coordinated an interagency, binational working group addressing environmental health issues along the U.S.-Mexico border.
O'Fallon received his master’s degree in Latin American studies, specializing in medical anthropology and international health, from Tulane University in 1997.
Areas of Specialty:
- Community-engaged research
- Environmental Justice
- Science education
- Environmental health literacy
- Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH) Program
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